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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and betel quid chewing behaviors (N = 7144)

From: Predictors of betel quid chewing behavior and cessation patterns in Taiwan aborigines

 

Betel quid chewers (N = 3291)

Never chewers (N = 3853)

ORb (95% CI)

aORc (95% CI)

 

N

(%)a

N

(%)a

  

Gender*

      

   Male

2033

(53.2)

1791

(46.8)

1.86 (1.69–2.05) †

1.14 (1.01–1.30) †

   Female

1258

(37.9)

2062

(62.1)

1.00

1.0

Age (years)*

      

   >=45

1582

(48.0)

1716

(52.0)

1.15 (1.05–1.27) †

0.84(0.72–0.97) †

   <45

1709

(44.4)

2137

(55.6)

1.00

1.0

Obesity*

      

   Yes

800

(55.8)

633

(44.2)

1.63 (1.45–1.84) †

1.61 (1.40–1.85) †

   No

2491

(43.6)

3220

(56.4)

1.00

1.0

Education (years)*

      

   <=6

1709

(52.8)

1531

(47.3)

1.64 (1.49–1.80) †

2.02 (1.75–2.34) †

   >6

1582

(40.5)

2322

(59.5)

1.00

1.0

Marital status*

      

   Married

2661

(49.1)

2762

(50.9)

1.69 (1.51–1.89) †

1.51 (1.30–1.75) †

   Single

602

(36.3)

1057

(63.7)

1.00

1.0

Ethnicity*

      

   Taiwan aborigines

3018

(49.7)

3059

(50.3)

5.30 (4.28–6.56) †

3.83 (3.01–4.89) †

   Mixed-Taiwan aborigines

128

(43.1)

169

(56.9)

4.07 (2.98–5.54) †

3.01 (2.09–4.34) †

   Non-Taiwan aborigines

106

(15.7)

569

(84.3)

1.00

1.0

Alcohol consumption*

      

   Yes

2480

(66.9)

1225

(33.1)

7.05 (6.33–7.84) †

4.50 (4.00–5.07) †

   No

731

(22.3)

2545

(77.7)

1.00

1.0

Cigarette smoking*

      

   Yes

1821

(66.8)

906

(33.2)

4.28 (3.86–4.74) †

3.03 (2.66–3.45) †

   No

1363

(32.0)

2899

(68.0)

1.00

1.0

  1. * Significant difference in prevalence of betel quid chewing by Chi-square analysis (p < 0.05).
  2. † Significant difference by logistic regression model (p < 0.05).
  3. a May not total 100% due to rounding.
  4. b Odds ratios (OR) refer to risk of betel quid chewers (including former chewers and current chewers) versus never chewers according to each variable. OR > 1 indicates a higher likelihood of being a betel quid chewer.
  5. c aOR: adjusted odds ratio for sex, age (years), obesity, education (years), marital status, ethnicity, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking by logistic regression model; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.